Juan Carlos Mestre is a musician, artist, and the author of numerous poetry collections, including 2008’s La casa roja, which earned him Spain’s National Prize for Poetry. His 2012 collection La bicicleta del panadero received the Critics’ Prize for Castilian Poetry. He lives in Madrid.

Patrick Marion Bradley is a narrative nonfiction writer whose work has appeared in The Washington Post Magazine, Longreads.com, American Magazine, and FIGHT! Magazine. He holds an MFA in creative writing from American University.